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Documentary Hypothesis
© Charles Chandler
 
A study of content and style in the Tanakh reveals at least four different source documents.1,2,3 Most scholars agree that the Jahwist and Elohist were written earlier, and the difference between them seems to be the difference between the cultures in the provinces of Judah and Israel respectively.
 
 
Books
  • J/E/P: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
  • D: Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings
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References

1. Wellhausen, J. (1878): Prolegomena to the History of Israel. ⇧

2. Friedman, R. E. (1987): Who Wrote the Bible? Simon & Schuster ⇧

3. Bestpitch, B. (2008): Who Wrote the Bible? ⇧
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